"I don't know, I do like you without a beard too," Katie replied with a smile. It didn't matter that he didn't look like himself, she was still drawn to him, her body pulling a bit closer as she said, "You don't need a beard, anyway. You've already got that whole muscular, sexy thing going on without it." Yes, that's right. He was totally sexy.
"You did," Katie said reassuringly. Then her eyes fluttered shut for a second as his lips pressed against her fingertips and she took a sharp, shuddering breath before looking up at him and saying simple, "Mhm. My Charlie." Her hand moved to press against his chest as she tucked herself closer, wanting to wait until he was him again to kiss him, but unable to resist the pull he had on her. As an afterthought, she added to the whole 'my Charlie' remark, "I mean, if that's okay."